Apple MacBook with Core 2 Duo Introduced

Apple today unveiled its new line of 13.3-inch widescreen MacBook laptops, refreshed with Intel Core 2 Duo (Merom) 1.83GHz and 2.0GHz processors. According to Apple, the Core 2 Duo MacBook notebooks are up to 25% faster than the previous Core Duo (Yonah) generation.

Starting at $1099, the bright white or sleek black MacBook supports up to 2GB of memory and up to 200GB of hard drive. Its graphics is powered by Intel GMA 950 card with 64MB of shared memory and Mini-DVI port, which enables DVI, VGA and S-Video output using separately sold adapters. There are various optical drive options when purchasing these MacBooks.

Regarding communications, the new MacBooks feature AirPort Extreme wireless networking, Bluetooth and Gigabit Ethernet.

Apple claims that Core 2 Duo-powered Macbook has battery life of up to 6 hours.

It comes with Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger installed.

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